Planning for College After COVID: What Financial Planners Need To Know Now: Mari Adam, CFP®, MBA, CRPC The COVID pandemic, and policy responses meant to relieve the financial distress caused by the pandemic, have disrupted many traditional aspects of higher education, ranging from how students apply to and attend college, how they qualify for financial aid, how they pay for college using plans like the Florida 529 Prepaid and Savings Plans, to how they borrow and manage payments under various student loan programs. That disruption is likely to continue as the new Administration considers tax, estate planning, and educational changes that could affect how financial planners advise clients to plan and pay for higher education, for many families one of the biggest financial expenditures they'll ever make. Learn what's new in the realm of college planning and strategies to help your clients adapt to the new reality of planning for college after COVID.

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